I am going to travel in Paris in December and I am looking for a good travel book. I have already bought one by lonely planet, which is translated in greek, but I need one more. Any recommendations about good travel books for Paris, written in english?
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Hi vdoul,
Here is a link to a thread that was posted not that long ago. Hope you find a useful guidebook. I have the Rough Guide Paris book but not sure if I like it, will know soon enough if it%26#39;s any good when I get to Paris!!
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k29661…
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For a first time visit I like either Insider Guides of DK eyewitness guide although the eyewitness guide is rather heavy.
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Sorry meant to say insight guides
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We bought both the Fodor%26#39;s 2006 and the Paris for Dummies books - both are good reading, humorous, etc etc etc. Don%26#39;t know anything about the city, so will have to wait until we get there to see if we do, in fact, get much from them, but there are a lot of things in each to take in.
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MICHELIN Green Guide PARIS
BAEDECKER%26#39;S PARIS
ACCESS PARIS
D K EYEWITNESS PARIS
RICK STEVE PARIS
LONELY PLANET PARIS
ROUGH GUIDE PARIS
INSIGHT PARIS
INSIDER%26#39;S PARIS
CADOGAN PARIS
There are many more. No one is %26#39;..the best..%26#39; but several are very good. To greater or lesser extents, some will be better than others for your purpose and may %26#39;..resonate..%26#39; better with your own personal preferences, priorities, interests, special needs, budget....which only you know. You can usually scan through several at local bookstores or any public or university libraries for the selection they have in their stacks.
Out of the many different guides that we own and update, the ones that we actually pack and take with with us are the MICHELIN Green Guide-PARIS and ACCESS-PARIS (for it%26#39;s slightly broader cross-section of information and general organization).
The %26#39;..guide..%26#39; (doesn%26#39;t need to be anything fancier than a small, spiral-bound, assignment notebook) that we use most often while out and about, is the one we%26#39;ve created for ourselves, with the details of places, attractions, restaurants, shops, %26#39;things-to-do/see%26#39; that have attracted our interests and curiousities during our research and planning. This information/detail is broken down into managebale geographic %26#39;..sections..%26#39; of Paris and beyond...so that if we are in the INVALIDES /ECOLE MILITAIRE / EIFFEL TOWER or LOUVRE / TUILERIES section (as examples) of the city, we have an aide-memoire for the places, things and interests that may be around us. The notebook also serves to take %26#39;..travel notes..%26#39; as we go. As an example, if we come across a restaurant which interests us, we can jot down its name, address (with nearest cross street), telephone number, brief notes on the menu, approx. price range, telephone #, etc. If we decide to return later, we know where to go and have a number to call for a reservation. We can also jot down details of events we see advertised on flyers posted on fences and poles that one often sees when out %26#39;n about, read in Pariscope, etc. It%26#39;s also useful for making notes on those things worth repeating or %26#39;..never again..%26#39; for the next visit....or the one after that.
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Thanks countingdays for linking to the thread I started, and thanks to KDKSAIL for your usual detailed information (which I seem to remeber you posted similar on the other thread) I don%26#39;t know how you find the time!
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The City Walks: Paris cards are also nice and very portable. They come in a deck of 50, so you could easily pick out a few you wanted to try and only take those with you. They have maps on the front and a little narrative of the sights and history on the back. Chronicle Books is the publisher...happy planning!
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WOW! Sounds like we all need a copy of KD%26#39;s spiral notebook! *grin*
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I liked Rick Steve%26#39;s book. It has lots of tips about how to escape lines and which door to go in, etc. Plus, it gives you an idea of how long each of the sights may take.
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We used Frommers and Paris e-guide...we loved Frommers... could have done most of the info in the other, but the maps were fantastic! I recommend you research in as many as possible... they all give such a different perspective! Have a geat trip!
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